2021 - 2022

This is an introductory General Education Curriculum course. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the field of international politics. In this class, students will learn essential information concerning world politics, and basic concepts and theories of international relations. Students will be expected to apply what they learn from this class to the analysis of issues and events in world politics.

This course covers various topics on probability and statistics, including conditional probability, random variables and distributions, expectation, typical distributions, estimation, sampling distributions of estimators, testing hypotheses, categorical data and nonparametric methods, and linear statistical models.

The humanity is gearing towards 17 Sustainable Development Goals as agreed by over 180 countries at the United Nations in the year 2015. There is a tremendous potential for the youth to capitalize on the numerous business opportunities that have unfolded as a result. The key objective of this course is to offer students the broad picture of entrepreneurship with a special focus on start up eco-systems. This course would enable students to practically identify business opportunities and relate them to sustainable development goals. Hands on sessions supported by seminars, case studies, guest lectures and practical (group and individual) exercises would enable students to create value proposition canvas, business model canvas, minimum viable product (MVP) and cash flow projections. The culmination of all the activities would finally lead students to pitch their business ideas to potential investors as the final assessment.

G353

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been proven clinically effective, however not well understood by the general public. This module aims to provide an overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine by describing its basic theories, methodology of diagnosis and examination of the patient, which allow the differentiation of syndromes. The Module also introduces Chinese Materia Medica, acupuncture and moxibustion.

This course will cover the historical development of astronomy, starting from the development of various models of our Universe, the discovery of gravity, the Space Race,  the different space missions and their implications, all the way up to the latest advancements in the field. 

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the environmental problems and the basic theories in environmental science.

2.  Show an awareness to appreciate environmental problems at the national and global levels.

This course will provide a basic understanding of the methods and techniques of developing a simple to moderately complex web site.

The course introduces students to English novels and short stories written in 18th and 19th centuries. The students will critically examine the constituent elements of the novels and the short stories, including the social, cultural, historical and religious contexts, as well as the characters, plot and setting. They will learn to write critical papers in response to the novels. They will read few novels and short stories representative of the periods.

This subject exposes the students to the philosophy of education and the connections between them. Consequently, some of the most important theoretical movements of the twentieth century in the field of Education Psychology are introduced and discussed. This subject also sharpens students’ philosophical understanding of education. The module will cover the concept of education, Indoctrination, self-determination, and creativity as well.

This course familiarizes students with the various approaches and applications of relationship marketing, building and developing customer value and customer retention. The course focuses on the strategic side of customer relationship management where two distinct elements, firstly the principles of relationship marketing, and secondly the industry specific application of relationship marketing is analyzed with the view of creating long-term profitable relationships with targeted customers. The course provides students with an understanding of relationship management and its application in delivering competitive advantage in the various marketing and business fields. Real business scenarios will be discussed and analyzed to provide the students with an opportunity to facilitate 'real life' decision-making, particularly within a digital environment. This course will also address the key issues within relationship marketing, in particular both the opportunities and limitations presented in this area of marketing.

The objectives of this course are to:

1.     to introduce the basic of psychology theories

2.     to introduce the mental illness symptom, diagnosis and treatment principles

3.     to familiarize students with various psychological assessment methods.

4.     to introduce the holistic approach of medical psychology

5.     to teach basic counselling skills to build rapport with patients

The ability to use computers productively, safely and ethically is important in today’s knowledge society. This course exposes students to basic computer knowledge, information security and ethical issues, and delivers basic productivity software and Website building training to equip non-technical personnel to use computers and the internet productively, safely and ethically. The main topics for this module include: 

• Types of computer and mobile devices

• Computer components

• System software/Operation systems

• Programs and Apps

• The Internet and WWW

• Information security and ethics

• Word processing, referencing, spreadsheet, and presentation software

• Web design with online Web Builder